Dr. Odom Elected as President of APTA Arkansas

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Dr. Brian Odom

Congrats to Dr. Brian Odom – President Elect of APTA-Arkansas. Odom, a ÍøÆØÃÅ faculty member and alumnus, and has served as Vice President of APTA-AR in the past, was elected President during the 2025 Optimize Conference held in Fayetteville. He will begin in January of 2026. Dr. Odom is an Assistant Professor in the PT Department at ÍøÆØÃÅ, and a Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) by the American Board of Wound Management. He received his PhD in Physical Therapy from ÍøÆØÃÅ in 2018 as well as his MS in PT in 1999, and PTA degree in 1996. Dr. Odom has been clinically active at Arkansas Children’s since 2002, taught in the PT Program at Harding for 10 years, began teaching part-time at ÍøÆØÃÅ 2005 and joined the ÍøÆØÃÅ Program full-time in 2022. Congratulations to Dr. Odom.